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In late February, Battleground Virginia spoke with Danica Roem, one of the four Democratic candidates vying to take on the 25 year incumbent, Bob Marshall, in District 13 of the House of Delegates. In contrast to other candidates who provided written responses to Battleground Virginia’s questions, Ms. Roem took part in a phone interview. As…

Elizabeth Guzman is a Democratic candidate for House District 31 in Prince William and Fauquier counties. She is running against Sara Townsend in the Democratic primary to be held on June 13. In November, the Democratic nominee will face off against Republican Scott Lingamfelter, the incumbent, who was first elected to represent HD31 in 2001. Below…

Lee Carter is the Democratic candidate for House District 50, which is located in Prince William County and Manassas City. Carter is running against the GOP incumbent Jackson Miller, who was first elected to HD50 in 2005 and has been the House Majority Whip since 2012. Below are Carter’s responses to Battleground Virginia’s Spotlight questions….

Ken Boddye is the Democratic candidate for House District 51 in Prince William County. He is running against Republican Rich Anderson, who was first elected in 2009. Below are Boddye’s responses to Battleground Virginia’s Spotlight questions. Battleground Virginia has been in touch with Anderson and he indicated he will provide responses soon. Upon receiving Anderson’s…

Key Takeaways: The Virginia House of Delegates is up for grabs in the 2017 elections. Control of the House will largely come down to twenty one competitive races throughout the Commonwealth. Spotlight: The Swing Districts will profile each of the most competitive races in the House of Delegates in 2017, providing insights on the electoral…

Key Takeaways: The January 10 special elections in Senate District 22 (SD 22) and House of Delegates District 85 could have far reaching impacts in the upcoming legislative session, which begins the next day. Democrat Ryant Washington could upset the partisan status quo in SD22, evenly splitting the Virginia Senate between Democrats and Republicans. Independent…

Key Takeaways: Democrat Cheryl Turpin has a good shot to reclaim House of Delegates District 85 from Republicans for the first time in more than thirty years. The race should be tight – recent elections in the district have all been within 1 to 8 percentage points. A win by Turpin would be a foreboding…

Key Takeaways: Electoral results from 2011-2016 suggest a motivated Democratic party could contend strongly in 21 House of Delegates races in VA in 2017 – 17 on offense and 4 on defense. The remaining 79 seats appear much safer for the incumbent party. A clean sweep of these 21 races would give the Dems a…